Birding spots · North Carolina

Best Birding Spots in Craven County, North Carolina

City of New Bern - Martin Marietta Park leads Craven County's birding spots with 185 species reported, best in fall. 15 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
City of New Bern - Martin Marietta Park	185	1,148	120	123	97	156
Craven County Open Space	109	320	45	96	63	43
City of New Bern - Lawson Creek Park	108	751	71	78	46	63
New Bern Battlefield Site	102	527	58	80	56	53
City of New Bern Open Space	102	173	58	71	28	72
City of New Bern - Glenburnie Park	93	173	53	47	43	54
Neuse River Recreation Site	83	100	42	47	26	47
Sheep Ridge Wilderness	82	85	16	65	47	13
Craven County - Creekside Park	78	130	31	39	47	31
Cherry Point	62	56	10	42	36	5
Lawson Creek	61	178	24	43	25	32
Lilliput Landing	61	82	54	19	0	21
Catfish Lake North Roadless Area	55	62	18	28	40	11
Union Point Park	47	142	22	26	24	11
Birding spot near River Bend	42	58	7	30	21	12